Rosie was one of two winners chosen to be the receiver of the Ffion Miles Music Bursary for 2023, in memory of the late Ffion Miles. Ffion was not only known for her love of music, but her passion towards helping those who had retinoblastoma (Rb) and/or who had a...
We spoke to researcher Munachiso Samuel-Onyeka about her studies, and also her experiences of her son having retinoblastoma (Rb). What is your working or educational background? I studied Optometry and worked as an Optometrist before my master’s degree studies that...
CHECT Family Day at the Glasgow Science Centre, 18 November 2023 One very wet Saturday in November, Sarah and Petra travelled north of the border to meet some of our Scottish families at the Glasgow Science Centre. The amazing venue made it well worth the trip, with...
On Saturday 21 October, eleven families struggled through the flooded roads caused by Storm Babet to reach Lower Drayton Farm in Stafford for the CHECT family day. Thanks to a kind donation from Tescos in Shirley (having been nominated by Harry Hanlon’s auntie...
We’re pleased to present the latest edition of our CHECT InFocus Winter 2023 Magazine – full of your stories as well as what we’ve been up to as a charity over the last few months. This Winter edition of InFocus has been produced in both a digital and print format....
Donate A mum from the Shetland Islands is urging other parents to look out for the tell-tale signs of eye cancer this Christmas, after her thirteen-month-old son was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a rare eye cancer that typically affects children under the age...